Title of article
7,8-Dihydropterin-6-carboxylic acid as light emitter of luminous millipede, Luminodesmus sequoiae
Author/Authors
Masaki Kuse، نويسنده , , Akira Kanakubo، نويسنده , , Sathorn Suwan، نويسنده , , Kazushi Koga، نويسنده , , Minoru Isobe and Kunio Miki، نويسنده , , Osamu Shimomura، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2001
Pages
4
From page
1037
To page
1040
Abstract
A luminous millipede, Luminodesmus sequoiae, emits light centered at a wavelength of 500 nm. To determine the light emitter of this bioluminescent system, fluorescent compounds were isolated from pulverized cuticles. NMR and MS spectra of these compounds showed them to be pterin derivatives. Furthermore, proton/deuterium (H/D) exchange experiments by ESI-Q-TOF-MS and -MS/MS measurements have proved to be a powerful tool for elucidating these heteroaromatic compounds. Finally, we have concluded that 7,8-dihydropterin-6-carboxylic acid, a new natural product, is the light emitter of Luminodesmus bioluminescence.
Journal title
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Serial Year
2001
Journal title
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Record number
791332
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